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Washington County, OR — Coffee shops Saturation

How many coffee shops exist per person present — residents plus daytime workers — by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Establishment data: Census ZBP 2023. Population: ACS 2024 5-year. 27 ZIP codes analyzed.

Includes: Coffee shops · Espresso bars · Boba / bubble tea shops · Juice & smoothie bars · Ice cream & frozen yogurt shops. Counted together because official statistics use one 722515 code.

Measured density: Above average — 1.26× the U.S. rate (between 1.26× and 1.36× once withheld ZIP cells are counted)

Why a range: Census does not publish a ZIP-by-industry count when that ZIP has 0–2 businesses. 12 ZIP cells in this county are withheld, 8 of them with residents. Each could hold 0, 1, or 2 businesses: counting them all as 0 gives the low end, counting them all as 2 gives the high end — the data cannot say where the truth sits. The density range uses only the populated cells, since ZIPs without residents are excluded from per-person rates. How ranges work

Above the U.S. rate   Washington County coffee shops — 126–136% of the U.S. rate

203 coffee shops are counted in Washington County — 2.6 per 10,000 people present (residents + daytime workers), 126% of the U.S. rate of 2.1.

On the comparable ZIP set (ZIPs with a published count in every year), the total has risen 27% between 2015 and 2023 (154 → 195). That set is smaller than today's county total. 2020–2021 were pandemic-distorted, and Census rounds counts, so small moves are within noise.

Measured supply density is highest in 97005 (Beaverton), 97223 (Portland), 97008 (Beaverton) — well above the national rate. On measured density alone, the lowest-density residential ZIPs with a published count are 97003 (Beaverton), 97229 (Portland), 97062 (Tualatin).

BLS QCEW puts the latest county-wide count (2026 Q1) at 210 establishments, the freshest available signal.

Measured density: Washington County sits at 126% of the U.S. rate for coffee shops. 8 ZIPs with population have no published count (each 0–2 businesses), so the true per-capita rate is between 126% and 136% of the U.S. rate. Why. The highest measured density is in 97005 and 97223; the lowest measured density is in 97003 and 97229.

This is a supply-side read: it counts existing coffee shops and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more. Treat low density as a question to check, not an answer.

Coffee shops
203–227
published count; upper bound counts each withheld ZIP cell as 2 (12 cells) (2023)
Per 10,000 present
2.6
residents + daytime workers
U.S. average
2.1
per 10,000 present
County index
1.26×
vs. U.S.
Latest quarter (QCEW)
210
2026 Q1 — county total
Residents
617,052
23 ZIPs with data
Workers
301,658
jobs located in county

Is the area growing?

Population
611,272
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+1.7%
+10,227 people
Net migration 2024
+4,551
international +7,640, domestic −3,089
Jobs located here
313,866
LODES 2022, +0.1% since 2019

Washington County had an estimated 611,272 residents on July 1, 2024 — 1.7% more than in 2020 (+10,227). In the latest year it gained 6,441 people: births minus deaths +1,872, international migration +7,640, domestic migration −3,089. Components are published separately and may not sum exactly.

313,866 jobs were located in the county in 2022 (+0.1% since 2019), and 297,682 employed residents lived there (+0.2% since 2019). LODES counts wage and salary jobs covered by unemployment insurance plus federal jobs; it excludes the self-employed and military, and counts jobs rather than unique people. 2019→2022 spans the pandemic, so read it as one change, not a trend.

Population and migration say whether the customer base is growing. They do not say whether people want another business of this type. Definitions and limits →  ·  Full county detail →

ZIP gaining residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
97229 Portland
+9.6%
97116 Forest Grove
+9.2%
97113 Cornelius
+9.0%
ZIP losing residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
97006 Beaverton
−37.3%
97007 Beaverton
−33.8%

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

Nonemployer businesses (no paid employees)

Nonemployer businesses
25
no paid employees (2024)
Receipts
$2.1M
published gross receipts
Receipts per business
$83K
gross, not profit

Census Nonemployer Statistics counts businesses with no paid employees — a separate universe from the employer establishments counted above; a business is in one or the other, never both. They are not storefronts by definition: many are home-based, mobile, or part-time.

We show them beside the density index, not inside it. In categories such as nail and beauty salons, child care, and pet care, one-person businesses can outnumber employer establishments, so the employer-only count understates how many businesses exist. That is not evidence of higher demand.

Receipts are gross revenue reported for these businesses — not profit, and not the size of the local market. Census publishes this only at county level, so it is not shown on the ZIP map. See methodology.

Saturation map

Each ZIP area is shaded by its density of this business type per person present (residents + workers) vs. the U.S. average. Click any ZIP to zoom to its boundary, see its numbers, and switch to aerial imagery. Individual mapped shops appear as dots at street level — Show locations zooms you in to them (scroll or double-click to zoom).

Basemap:
Under 50% 50–100% 100–150% 150–250% 250%+ 0–2 (not published) / no data ZIP total (dot size) Mapped shop (OpenStreetMap, street level)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

White dots are ZIP totals from the official Census count — the bigger the dot, the more coffee shops in that ZIP. They are aggregated, not individual shops. Turquoise dots are individual locations mapped in OpenStreetMap, shown only at street level; they are crowd-sourced and indicative, may be incomplete, and do not equal the official counts. Only the official ZIP totals feed the saturation index.

Market trend — up 27% since 2015

Number of coffee shops in Washington County across 2015–2023, on a consistent set of ZIP codes present in every year — so changes are real, not ZIP-boundary artifacts. 2015/2018 are pre-pandemic baselines; 2020/2021 are COVID-distorted.

154
2015
170
2018
173
2020
182
2021
190
2022
195
2023

Highest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
97005 Beaverton
299%
97223 Portland
203%
97008 Beaverton
168%
97006 Beaverton
161%
97123 Hillsboro
143%
97224 Portland
116%
97007 Beaverton
110%
97113 Cornelius
107%
97225 Portland
106%
97140 Sherwood
101%
97124 Hillsboro
100%
97116 Forest Grove
99%
97062 Tualatin
87%
97229 Portland
82%
97003 Beaverton
66%

Lowest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
97003 Beaverton
66%
97229 Portland
82%
97062 Tualatin
87%
97116 Forest Grove
99%
97124 Hillsboro
100%
97140 Sherwood
101%
97225 Portland
106%
97113 Cornelius
107%
97007 Beaverton
110%
97224 Portland
116%
97123 Hillsboro
143%
97006 Beaverton
161%
97008 Beaverton
168%
97223 Portland
203%
97005 Beaverton
299%
Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A ZIP with few coffee shops may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. We rank only residential and mixed ZIPs here; employment hubs and visitor destinations are listed separately below. ZIPs where Census did not publish a count (0–2 businesses) are not ranked: they may be the least served of all, but the data cannot tell 0 from 1 or 2. Verify those locally.

All ZIP codes

Click a column header to sort. Index = coffee shops per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers) ÷ the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

ZIPNeighborhood ResidentsWorkersCoffee shops Per 10kIndexStatus
97005Beaverton 28,31151,664 34 6.3 299% Very high density
97223Portland 50,52730,030 28 4.3 203% High density
97008Beaverton 28,61110,891 12 3.5 168% High density
97006Beaverton 46,46319,159 19 3.4 161% High density
97123Hillsboro 48,41016,170 17 3.0 143% Above average
97224Portland 36,56917,414 11 2.4 116% Above average
97007Beaverton 47,8957,994 12 2.3 110% Above average
97113Cornelius 16,2683,012 4 2.3 107% Above average
97225Portland 25,86920,257 8 2.2 106% Above average
97140Sherwood 27,93310,151 7 2.1 101% Above average
97124Hillsboro 54,35762,236 18 2.1 100% Above average
97116Forest Grove 29,8007,777 7 2.1 99% Below average
97062Tualatin 28,93029,809 8 1.8 87% Below average
97229Portland 76,1069,475 14 1.7 82% Below average
97003Beaverton 27,8111,941 4 1.4 66% Below average
97075Beaverton —111 0–2 — — Not published
97077Beaverton —84 0–2 — — Not published
97078Beaverton 25,6621,187 0–2 — — Not published
97106Banks 4,855818 0–2 — — Not published
97109Buxton 73037 0–2 — — Not published
97117Gales Creek 98295 0–2 — — Not published
97119Gaston 5,233431 0–2 — — Not published
97125Manning 24824 0–2 — — Not published
97133North Plains 5,4161,074 0–2 — — Not published
97144Timber 6612 0–2 — — Not published
97281Portland —245 0–2 — — Not published
97298Portland —23 0–2 — — Not published

Scroll the table sideways to see all columns.

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Census withholds some ZIP-by-industry cells to protect small businesses. 0–2 means the cell was not published (Census publishes industry counts only at 3+ per ZIP), so the ZIP is left unranked rather than counted as zero. ~ means the count is estimated from the broader industry group and can be off by a business or two.

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Methodology & sources

Establishments. U.S. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP 2023), NAICS 722515 — snack & non-alcoholic beverage bars (incl. coffee shops). Counts establishments with paid employees. ZBP is published annually with a ~2-year lag.

Fresh county signal. BLS QCEW (quarterly) is newer than ZBP — 2026 Q1 shows 210 establishments county-wide for this industry. It cannot be broken down by ZIP.

Population. U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year ZCTA population (table B01003). Workers are the ZIP's total employment from the same 2023 ZBP file.

Demand ("people present"). Demand comes from residents and daytime workers: residents + 0.5 × workers. This is the single documented assumption in the model and can be tuned.

Index. index = (ZIP establishments ÷ ZIP demand × 10,000) ÷ the U.S. average for this industry (2.10 per 10,000 present). It is a supply-side density measure; it does not capture income, rent, tourism, or whether locals actually want more.

Read the full methodology →  ·  Data sources & vintages →

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